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| Picture No | 10216719 |
| Date | 1915 |
| Description | Artificial arms and legs for injured soldiers 1915 |
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Replacing lost limbs, the mechanics of the Carne arm, as displayed by a representative of the Carne Artificial Limb Company. The diagrams show how a maimed soldier can function with the specially designed arm. It was estimated that around one million men lost limbs during the course of World War I.
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| Source | Drawn by W. B. Robinson in 'The Illustrated London News', 13 November 1915, page 633 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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